Mummies of Guanajuato

February 6, 2016 11:41 AM

Museum workers place a mummy on a table during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009.

Museum workers place a mummy on a table during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009.

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The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico.

The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico.

circa 1955: A young girl buried in her communion dress in the vault of the Panteon Cemetery in Guanajuato on the summit of Cerro del Trozado, Mexico. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

circa 1955: A young girl buried in her communion dress in the vault of the Panteon Cemetery in Guanajuato on the summit of Cerro del Trozado, Mexico. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

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circa 1955: A collection of mummies wearing boots placed on their feet at the time of death in the vault of the Panteon Cemetery in Guanajuato on the summit of Cerro del Trozado, Mexico. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images) less

circa 1955: A collection of mummies wearing boots placed on their feet at the time of death in the vault of the Panteon Cemetery in Guanajuato on the summit of Cerro del Trozado, Mexico. (Photo by Three ... more

Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

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Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

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Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

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Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

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Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

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Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

Twentieth century mummies on display in the vault of the Panteon cemetery at Guanajuato on the summit of Trozado, Mexico.

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Museum workers move a mummy during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

Museum workers move a mummy during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, ... more

Museum workers place on a table the mummy of the Mexican child known as Daniel during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

Museum workers place on a table the mummy of the Mexican child known as Daniel during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, ... more

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Museum workers move a mummy during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

Museum workers move a mummy during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, ... more

Museum workers carry the mummy of the Mexican child known as Daniel during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

Museum workers carry the mummy of the Mexican child known as Daniel during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The ... more

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A museum worker places a mummy on a table during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

A museum worker places a mummy on a table during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, ... more

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Museum workers place a mummy on a table during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

Museum workers place a mummy on a table during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, ... more

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A mummy of a Mexican child known as Daniel is seen during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

A mummy of a Mexican child known as Daniel is seen during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of ... more

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Museum workers move a mummy during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

Museum workers move a mummy during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, ... more

Museum workers place on a table the mummy of the Mexican child known as Daniel during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

Museum workers place on a table the mummy of the Mexican child known as Daniel during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, ... more

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A museum worker places a mummy on a table during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

A museum worker places a mummy on a table during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, ... more

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Museum workers move a mummy during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

Museum workers move a mummy during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, ... more

Museum workers carry the mummy of the Mexican child known as Daniel during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

Museum workers carry the mummy of the Mexican child known as Daniel during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The ... more

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A mummy on display during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies naturally mummified of victims of a cholera outbreak in 1833, became an important touristic and cultural attraction of that city in Central Mexico. AFP PHOTO/Luis Acosta (Photo credit should read LUIS ACOSTA/AFP/Getty Images) less

A mummy on display during a press conference to launch an itinerant exhibit of 36 of the famous Mummies of Guanajuato, in Mexico City, on August 31, 2009. The mummies of Guanajuato, discovered in 1865, bodies ... more

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OXFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Members of the public view a mummified child dating from 80AD in the Ashmolean Museum's new exhibition of artifacts from ancient Egypt and Nubia on November 23, 2011 in Oxford, England. The new gallery displays for the first time in decades some of the finest Egyptian and Nubian artifacts in the UK. The Egyptian collection opens to the public from November 26, 2011. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) less

OXFORD, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 23: Members of the public view a mummified child dating from 80AD in the Ashmolean Museum's new exhibition of artifacts from ancient Egypt and Nubia on November 23, 2011 in Oxford, ... more

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ROME, ITALY - JUNE 26: The mummy of a Capuchin monk is seen in the crypt during the opening of the museum in the Capuchin convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on June 26, 2012 in Rome, Italy. The monastery, which was first used by Capuchin monks and nuns in 1626, has become a destination for tourists from all over the world who visit an ossuary in the crypt which contains the skeletal remains of 3,700 monks. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images) less

ROME, ITALY - JUNE 26: The mummy of a Capuchin monk is seen in the crypt during the opening of the museum in the Capuchin convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on June 26, 2012 in ... more

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ROME, ITALY - JUNE 26: The mummies of Capuchin monks are seen in the crypt during the opening of the museum in the Capuchin convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on June 26, 2012 in Rome, Italy. The monastery, which was first used by Capuchin monks and nuns in 1626, has become a destination for tourists from all over the world who visit an ossuary in the crypt which contains the skeletal remains of 3,700 monks. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images) less

ROME, ITALY - JUNE 26: The mummies of Capuchin monks are seen in the crypt during the opening of the museum in the Capuchin convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on June 26, 2012 in ... more

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ROME, ITALY - JUNE 26:Ê The mummy of a Capuchin monk is seen in the crypt during the opening of the museum in the Capuchin convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on June 26, 2012 in Rome, Italy. The monastery, which was first used by Capuchin monks and nuns in 1626, has become a destination for tourists from all over the world who visit an ossuary in the crypt which contains the skeletal remains of 3,700 monks. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images) less

ROME, ITALY - JUNE 26:Ê The mummy of a Capuchin monk is seen in the crypt during the opening of the museum in the Capuchin convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on June 26, 2012 in ... more

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ROME, ITALY - JUNE 26: The mummies of Capuchin monks are seen in the crypt during the opening of the museum in the Capuchin convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on June 26, 2012 in Rome, Italy. The monastery, which was first used by Capuchin monks and nuns in 1626, has become a destination for tourists from all over the world who visit an ossuary in the crypt which contains the skeletal remains of 3,700 monks. (Photo by Giorgio Cosulich/Getty Images) less

ROME, ITALY - JUNE 26: The mummies of Capuchin monks are seen in the crypt during the opening of the museum in the Capuchin convent of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary on June 26, 2012 in ... more

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The archaeologist Elsa Tomasto(L) from the National Culture Institut and a customs member inspect a mummy's skull, probably of the Paracas culture (300 km to the south of Lima) and about 2300 years old, in Lima 11 June 2004. Five mummy's skulls were going to be smuggled by airmail to the United States. AFP PHOTO/ALEJANDRA BRUN (Photo credit should read ALEJANDRA BRUN/AFP/Getty Images) less

The archaeologist Elsa Tomasto(L) from the National Culture Institut and a customs member inspect a mummy's skull, probably of the Paracas culture (300 km to the south of Lima) and about 2300 years old, in Lima ... more

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Solid gold death mask found on the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, New Kingdom dynasties. (Photo by: MyLoupe/UIG via Getty Images)

Solid gold death mask found on the mummy of Tut Ankh Amun on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, New Kingdom dynasties. (Photo by: MyLoupe/UIG via Getty Images)

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EGYPT - MAY 30: Mummy uncovered in Tomb No 54, Valley of the Golden... Photo-9362443.124769 - San Antonio Express-News

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AMASYA, TURKEY - JULY 26: A mummy of a child is exhibited in Amasya Museum, Amasya, Turkey on 26 July, 2014. 4 child and 4 adult mummy are exhibited in Amasya Museum. Ilhanli rulers in Amasya are the only example of mummies that mummified with visceral organs in the world. (Photo by Murat Oner Tas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) less

AMASYA, TURKEY - JULY 26: A mummy of a child is exhibited in Amasya Museum, Amasya, Turkey on 26 July, 2014. 4 child and 4 adult mummy are exhibited in Amasya Museum. Ilhanli rulers in Amasya are the only ... more

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AMASYA, TURKEY - JULY 26: A mummy of an adult is exhibited in Amasya Museum, Amasya, Turkey on 26 July, 2014. 4 child mummy, 4 adult mummy are exhibited in Amasya Museum. Ilhanli rulers in Amasya are the only example of mummies that mummified with visceral organs in the world. (Photo by Murat Oner Tas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) less

AMASYA, TURKEY - JULY 26: A mummy of an adult is exhibited in Amasya Museum, Amasya, Turkey on 26 July, 2014. 4 child mummy, 4 adult mummy are exhibited in Amasya Museum. Ilhanli rulers in Amasya are the only ... more

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AMASYA, TURKEY - JULY 26: 4 child and 4 adult mummy are exhibited in Amasya Museum, Amasya, Turkey on 26 July, 2014. Ilhanli rulers in Amasya are the only example of mummies that mummified with visceral organs in the world. (Photo by Murat Oner Tas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) less

AMASYA, TURKEY - JULY 26: 4 child and 4 adult mummy are exhibited in Amasya Museum, Amasya, Turkey on 26 July, 2014. Ilhanli rulers in Amasya are the only example of mummies that mummified with visceral ... more

AMASYA, TURKEY - JULY 26: A mummy of a child is exhibited in Amasya Museum, Amasya, Turkey on 26 July, 2014. 4 child mummy, 4 adult mummy are exhibited in Amasya Museum. Ilhanli rulers in Amasya are the only example of mummies that mummified with visceral organs in the world. (Photo by Murat Oner Tas/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) less

AMASYA, TURKEY - JULY 26: A mummy of a child is exhibited in Amasya Museum, Amasya, Turkey on 26 July, 2014. 4 child mummy, 4 adult mummy are exhibited in Amasya Museum. Ilhanli rulers in Amasya are the only ... more

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PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - OCTOBER 07: A mum swings her child in room designed by Jan Plechac and Henry Wielgus during the design festival 'Designblok 2014' on October 7, 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic. Designblok is an international show of contemporary design, running since 1999, and presents the novelty of world and domestic design. Designblok runs until October 12th, 2014. (Photo by Matej Divizna/Getty Images) less

PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC - OCTOBER 07: A mum swings her child in room designed by Jan Plechac and Henry Wielgus during the design festival 'Designblok 2014' on October 7, 2014 in Prague, Czech Republic. ... more

A vegetal pseudo mummy of Osiris, (between 666 and 332 BC) is displayed on September 7, 2015 at the Institut du Monde Arabe (The Arab World Institute) in Paris, during the exhibition "Osiris, Egypts Sunken Mysteries" running from September 8, 2015 until January 31, 2016. This exhibition present the discoveries by submarine exploration of the European Institute for Underwater Archaeology (IEASM) in Aboukir Bay, undertaken by Franck Goddio, director of the excavation and curator of the exhibition. AFP PHOTO / FRANCOIS GUILLOT (Photo credit should read FRANCOIS GUILLOT/AFP/Getty Images) less

A vegetal pseudo mummy of Osiris, (between 666 and 332 BC) is displayed on September 7, 2015 at the Institut du Monde Arabe (The Arab World Institute) in Paris, during the exhibition "Osiris, Egypts Sunken ... more

CAIRO, EGYPT - OCTOBER 20: German expert Christihan Eijkman (L) restarted the restoration of one of the priceless pieces of the time of the Pharoahs, King Tutankhamun's mummy's golden mask, due to the failure of the first restoration attempt at the Egyptian Museum in the capital Cairo on October 20, 2015. (Photo by Mahmoud Bakkar /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) less

CAIRO, EGYPT - OCTOBER 20: German expert Christihan Eijkman (L) restarted the restoration of one of the priceless pieces of the time of the Pharoahs, King Tutankhamun's mummy's golden mask, due to the failure ... more

CAIRO, EGYPT - OCTOBER 20: German expert Christihan Eijkman restarted the restoration of one of the priceless pieces of the time of the Pharoahs, King Tutankhamun's mummy's golden mask, due to the failure of the first restoration attempt at the Egyptian Museum in the capital Cairo on October 20, 2015. (Photo by Mahmoud Bakkar /Anadolu Agency/Getty Images) less

CAIRO, EGYPT - OCTOBER 20: German expert Christihan Eijkman restarted the restoration of one of the priceless pieces of the time of the Pharoahs, King Tutankhamun's mummy's golden mask, due to the failure of ... more

LIMA, PERU: Peruvian archaeologist Guillermo Cock shows a mummy 22 April, 2002, while reporting on a cemetery of Inca mummies in danger of being destroyed by land developers, during a press conference in Lima. ... more

LIMA, PERU: This skull from a mummy was exhibited by peruvian archeologist Guillermo Cock in Lima. Cock reported on a cemetery of Inca mummies in danger of being destroyed by land developers, during a press ... more

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LIMA, PERU: Kerby Cock (R), son of peruvian archeologist Guillermo Cock and physical anthropologist Susan Haun is seen looking at the remnants of mummies. A controversy has arisen after reports that some of ... more

CHICAGO - MAY 25: A sarcophagus which contained the mummified liver of Egypt's King Tutankhamun is displayed at the Field Museum on May 25, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. The King Tut exhibit, which opens to the public tomorrow, is on loan from Egypt, part of a four-stop U.S. tour. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) less

CHICAGO - MAY 25: A sarcophagus which contained the mummified liver of Egypt's King Tutankhamun is displayed at the Field Museum on May 25, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. The King Tut exhibit, which opens to the ... more

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GIZA, EGYPT - AUGUST 2005 : Doctor Zahi Hawass the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities poses in front of the sarcophagus of a rich merchant in August 2005 in Giza, Egypt. The Council chief Zahi Hawass says the sarcophagus is about 2,500-years-old - dating back to the late 26th dynasty. Hieroglyphs referring to the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, Osiris, and sun-god Ra are painted on the sarcophagus. (Photo by Marc Deville/Getty Images) less

GIZA, EGYPT - AUGUST 2005 : Doctor Zahi Hawass the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities poses in front of the sarcophagus of a rich merchant in August 2005 in Giza, Egypt. The Council chief ... more

GIZA, EGYPT - AUGUST 2005 : The sarcophagus of a rich merchant in August 2005 in Giza, Egypt. The Council chief Zahi Hawass says the sarcophagus is about 2,500-years-old - dating back to the late 26th dynasty. Hieroglyphs referring to the ancient Egyptian god of the dead, Osiris, and sun-god Ra are painted on the sarcophagus. (Photo by Marc Deville/Getty Images) less

GIZA, EGYPT - AUGUST 2005 : The sarcophagus of a rich merchant in August 2005 in Giza, Egypt. The Council chief Zahi Hawass says the sarcophagus is about 2,500-years-old - dating back to the late 26th ... more